Kingspan plans to acquire at least one rival, says CEOINSULATION AND energy conservation specialist Kingspan is likely to acquire at least one rival over the coming year, according…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
SIAC letting go 55 staff from structural steel firm in LaoisBUILDING AND engineering group SIAC is letting go 55 workers from its structural steel businessSat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
ESB raises €300m through bond issueSTATE-OWNED energy company the ESB has borrowed just over €300 million through the sale of sterling bonds.Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
William Hill waits for details on State's gambling reformBOOKMAKER William Hill will wait for Government proposals on reforming gambling legislation before deciding the future of its…Sat Feb 27 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus 'cannot be moved' out of hangarAER LINGUS cannot be moved from the Dublin airport hangar that its rival Ryanair has been seeking as a precondition of creating…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Heineken's Irish sales down 6.8%IRISH PEOPLE drank less beer as the recession bit deeper last year, cutting sales and profits at multi-national brewer Heineken…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Bookie gaming machines face banGOVERNMENT recommendations to reform the Republic’s gambling laws will ban the introduction of gaming machines in bookmakers’ …Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Kerry rises 2.24% while B of I and AIB stocks tumbleDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,950.31 (–23.67) Settlement date: February 26thWed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Online and phone betting worth €800m annuallyTHE TOTAL value of the Irish online and telephone betting market is just under €800 million annually, according to an industry…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Varleigh has €59m asset but owes banks €63mTHE LATEST figures for Varleigh, the property company whose backers include developer Bernard McNamara and public relations adviser…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Axa sells €393m stake in owners of PunchTHE BIGGEST shareholder in the group that owns Cork homecare products business Punch Industries has sold its stake in a near €…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
IN&M likely to extend deadline for deal on sale of London titlesINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media (IN&M) is likely to extend the deadline for the end of talks on the sale of its London Independent…Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
DAA answers Ryanair with news of 250 jobs in aircraft maintenanceTWO COMPANIES will employ 250 people in aircraft maintenance at Dublin airport, the agency responsible for the facility said …Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Firms wait 11 weeks for payment - surveyBUSINESSES HAVE to wait almost 11 weeks for customers to pay them, according to a survey due for release today.Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Council gives Dunne permission to build offices on Hume House siteDUBLIN CITY Council has given developer Séan Dunne the green light to rebuild Hume House, one of a number of high-profile Ballsbridge…Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Paddy Power boosts shareholding in online Australian betting firm to 60%LISTED BOOKIE Paddy Power has increased its shareholding in Australian player Sportsbet by buying out a minority shareholder …Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Sisk closes €28m healthcare firm dealSISK GROUP has boosted its presence in healthcare through the purchase of a global design and manufacturing business in a deal…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Banks take majority stake in Dunne's Ballsbridge hotelsTHE BANKS behind developer Seán Dunne’s €375 million purchase of the Jurys and Berkeley Court hotels in Ballsbridge, Dublin, …Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Firm to create 100 jobs in DublinBUSINESS INFORMATION and risk specialist Dun & Bradstreet (DB) will create 100 jobs in the Republic over the next 18 months…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Management shake-up as ESB executives leaveSTATE ENERGY company, the ESB, is facing a number of management changes following the news that two executives are leaving the…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Treasury Holdings-backed Creo may list on Singapore exchangeTREASURY HOLDINGS-backed property investor China Real Estate Opportunities (Creo) is considering taking a listing on Singapore…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Cork-based company develops wave energy system with US multinationalUS MULTINATIONAL Dresser Rand is joining forces with an Irish company on a project to develop commercial ocean energy systems…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Changes to attract Islamic investment 'a first step'SHARIA LAW: PROPOSED TAX changes designed to attract business from the Islamic world are likely to be a first step according…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
New laws to close tax loophole used by multinationalsTRANSFER PRICING: NEW LAWS designed to close a loophole used by multinationals to cut their tax bills could leave Irish companies…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
VAT may be added to bin charges and road toll feesLocal authority services such as bin collections could be subject to VAT in some regions as a result of changes that will be …Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Government to close tax avoidance loopholeTHE GOVERNMENT intends to use the Finance Bill to close a loophole that allows multinationals to maximise the profits they make…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Bill to accommodate Sharia LawTHE FINANCE Bill is expected to accommodate the principles of Sharia Law in a bid to attract business from the Islamic world.Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Xstrata and Minco in €7m zinc exploration dealMULTINATIONAL Xstrata and Irish company Minco are set to spend €7 million this year on developing a potential zinc find in Ireland…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Digicel loses appeal against Caribbean telecoms rivalDENIS O’BRIEN’S Digicel telecoms business has lost an appeal against a ruling made in favour of Cable & Wireless-owned rival…Mon Feb 01 2010 - 00:00
Restart seen as essential to tourism in WaterfordWWRD bought Waterford Crystal’s brand and designs, but not its manufacturing plantFri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Restart seen as essential to tourism in WaterfordWWRD bought Waterford Crystal’s brand and designs, but not its manufacturing plantFri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Dublin port trade down 10% but tour traffic increasesTRADE THROUGH Ireland’s biggest port fell by more than 10 per cent last year, but tourism traffic increased, according to the…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Delay in McInerney reaching bank dealsHOUSE-BUILDER McInerney’s bid to reach a deal with its banks over guarantees that it has broken is taking longer than the company…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Delay in McInerney reaching bank dealsHOUSE-BUILDER McInerney’s bid to reach a deal with its banks over guarantees that it has broken is taking longer than the company…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Dublin port trade down 10% but tour traffic increasesTRADE THROUGH Ireland’s biggest port fell by more than 10 per cent last year, but tourism traffic increased, according to the…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Chinese oil firm seeks to link up with TullowCHINESE OIL giant CNOOC is seeking to join forces with Irish explorer Tullow Oil to develop its discoveries in Uganda, according…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Chinese oil firm seeks to link up with TullowCHINESE OIL giant CNOOC is seeking to join forces with Irish explorer Tullow Oil to develop its discoveries in Uganda, according…Wed Jan 27 2010 - 00:00
Waterford Crystal to return with new plantTHE OWNERS of Waterford Crystal announced plans yesterday for a new high-end manufacturing facility in Waterford in a joint venture…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Waterford Crystal to return with new plantTHE OWNERS of Waterford Crystal announced plans yesterday for a new high-end manufacturing facility in Waterford in a joint venture…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Kentz says backlog of contracts worth €1bnENGINEERING GROUP Kentz had a backlog of contracts worth close to $1.5 billion (€1Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Kentz says backlog of contracts worth €1bnENGINEERING GROUP Kentz had a backlog of contracts worth close to $1.5 billion (€1Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Uganda move has potential to transform TullowANALYSIS: Tullow’s $1.5bn bid the first step towards exploiting lucrative African oil fieldFri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Monopoly warning ahead of Tullow voteUGANDA’S GOVERNMENT yesterday warned that it would not allow monopolies in its energy industry, days before a key shareholder…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Monopoly warning ahead of Tullow voteUGANDA’S GOVERNMENT yesterday warned that it would not allow monopolies in its energy industry, days before a key shareholder…Fri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Uganda move has potential to transform TullowANALYSIS: Tullow’s $1.5bn bid the first step towards exploiting lucrative African oil fieldFri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
€37m profit for HuntstownPROFITS AT independent electricity generator Huntstown Power Company more than doubled to €37 million from its business last …Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
€37m profit for HuntstownPROFITS AT independent electricity generator Huntstown Power Company more than doubled to €37 million from its business last …Thu Jan 21 2010 - 00:00
Sisk wins €34m contract in GlasgowBuilding contractor, Sisk, has won a €34 million contract in Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city.Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Investigator found only a costly error of judgmentFINDING: EVEN THOUGH the two exercises involve courts and lawyers, Bill Shipsey’s investigation into the background to the Fyffes…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Shipsey profileBILL SHIPSEY SC is one of the better known corporate and insolvency law practitioners at the Irish BarWed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
